Bundesliga: Hoffenheim vs Borussia Dortmund – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Bundesliga round 30 match between Hoffenheim and Borussia Dortmund and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Hoffenheim enjoy home advantage, when visitors Borussia Dortmund swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Bundesliga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

While Borussia Dortmund are chasing the lead in the Bundesliga after collecting 64 points in 29 rounds, Hoffenheim trail by 51 points after 29 rounds, leaving them as number 6 in the table.

Team form: Hoffenheim vs Borussia Dortmund

Hoffenheim Form

Hoffenheim only added a single draw to their account in their last three games, where they lost 5-0 and 1-2 against RB Leipzig and Mainz 05 respectively. At least they managed a 2-2 draw with Augsburg. Hoffenheim won three of their previous six matches at PreZero Arena in the Bundesliga. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring nine goals to five against.

Borussia Dortmund Form

Borussia Dortmund won twice in their last three matches as Hamburger SV were defeated by 3-2, before they beat VfB Stuttgart 0-2. Bayer Leverkusen proved too strong, though, and a 0-1 defeat followed. Borussia Dortmund performed a very admirable four wins in six Bundesliga away matches, as well as two draws but no defeats. They scored 14 times, while also conceding seven goals.

Betting stats and facts for Hoffenheim and Borussia Dortmund

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Hoffenheim and Borussia Dortmund played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Hoffenheim vs Borussia Dortmund

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Alexander Prass, who is performing well for Hoffenheim. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Bundesliga outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Borussia Dortmund.The visitors will be looking to Serhou Guirassy to find the net once again, after managing two Bundesliga goals for Borussia Dortmund in recent matches.

Popular betting markets: Hoffenheim vs Borussia Dortmund

Full-time result

Hoffenheim claimed a modest seven wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing two. Borussia Dortmund won five of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost two of the games in this run. Borussia Dortmund have hit a nice vein of form, not losing any of their last 10 away games. Borussia Dortmund have beaten Hoffenheim in 5 consecutive home league meetings

Both teams to score

Hoffenheim scored first in six of their last ten home games. Borussia Dortmund scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Hoffenheim managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Borussia Dortmund were first on target in six of their last 10 outings. Borussia Dortmund have scored in 13 consecutive meetings with Hoffenheim when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Hoffenheim, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Borussia Dortmund, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of two times goals per game themselves. Hoffenheim conceded a goal in their last 7 matches.